Southern Pacific In Trainz

Kris94 said:
Well for that $800 you don't have to worry about missing dependencies, errors and/or warnings. Also no thread exceptions or script errors are in existence. Everything about the locomotive is realistic; sounds, cab, running number etc. Plus you don't have to worry about backing it up just in case. Oh and did I mention, it's never obsolete and never need updates?
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Pardon me if I'm a bit confused, but are you suggesting that an $800.00 brass locomotive "is realistic; sounds, cab, running number etc."? I am curious if you could show me which manf. of brass locomotives provided a product that met these criteria? Even in larger scale brass (much of which would far exceed the $800 figure pdkoester provided), manufacturers and modelers would agree that some things were slightly out of scale (either through necessity, or through mistakes made in prototyping / production), details were missing or slightly incorrect; in short, not even the highest quality brass locomotive was ever completely "realistic". As for sounds & cabs; I have no idea how a comparison can be made between the quality of the JR sounds and cabs, and one from a brass locomotive. Much as I loved my SoundTRAXX system (which, was a cost in addition to the $800 for the brass model), it never provided the same quality of sound as I get while playing Trainz. I wish I had had the skills to have the cab of my brass locomotive look even 25% of the detail of a JR cab. In fact, in most cases the cabs on a brass locomotive had to be sacrificed to make way for the DCC decoder, or the LED light board to provide for the scale gyralight, etc., etc.

And let us not forget that the time spent constantly cleaning the drive gear and wheels to ensure smooth operation, and the times when the motor would bind because of some issue or another (since no brass locomotive ever operated perfectly 100% of the time), or the time consuming chore when Mashima or ProtoWest came out with a motor upgrade to improve performance that had to be done if one wanted to make sure that your power wasn't relegated to the RIP track at the next operating session at the club... Honestly, I could go on and on. Suffice it to say there is no defensible way to make the claim that a brass locomotive, whether it be $800 or $8000, is somehow a flawless piece of engineering that requires no work or maintenance, and is superior in all respects to what you get when you purchase a $5 (or $25, or whatever you may have) JR locomotive. Is it possible you will have issues with the JR model? Of course. But no more so, I would warrant, than you could potentially have with a brass locomotive fresh out of the box.

But, again, perhaps I am just misunderstanding what you are trying to say. My apologies if I did.

Regards,
MSP
 
constar261 said:
Can we please get back on topic before it becomes a model railroading vs. virtual railroading slug-fest?
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You are not following the conversion, that is NOT what I had asked. I was just curious what he considered high priced. Not to be confused with any slugs or snails.
 
I meant slug-fest in terms of attrition warfare but minus the actual combat part a war of words for example.
One person constantly arguing there point as to where others are no longer able to retaliate there points any further.
For those who have not read the art of war here is the definition
War of Attrition A war in which forces do not confront each other in direct combat with the full strength of their teams, but instead aim to wear each other down over a period of time using tactics such as guerilla warfare, sabotage and other dishonourable means of combat.
 
constar261 said:
I meant slug-fest in terms of attrition warfare but minus the actual combat part a war of words for example.
One person constantly arguing there point as to where others are no longer able to retaliate there points any further.
For those who have not read the art of war here is the definition
War of Attrition A war in which forces do not confront each other in direct combat with the full strength of their teams, but instead aim to wear each other down over a period of time using tactics such as guerilla warfare, sabotage and other dishonourable means of combat.
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I think the gorillas would pulverize the slugs in warfare, and sabotage.
 
​Can't we all get along? I think we need to get back on track. I don't want this thread to close. Already had one of them locked. Can't have another one jammed shut.
 
Kris94 said:
​Can't we all get along? I think we need to get back on track. I don't want this thread to close. Already had one of them locked. Can't have another one jammed shut.
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Yes, back on Southern Pacific tracks would be really nice!

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How often do you see this type of motive power leading an intermodal train on the Espee? A C44-9W, B40-8, B39-8, GP40M-2, SD40M-2 and a rebuilt SD45 converted to a SD40M-2.
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Snowy night on the Arrington Subdivision as I travel through the farmland on a freezing cold night. Luckily I have a nice wide cab GE locomotive to hibernate in.
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Stop that... they're all on the DLS, just search "Pullman", there is a variety of liveries for them for you to choose from.
Cheers
Stevo
 
Hey Guys! This is my LaRue Central Shortline railroad which has the Avery-Drexel line as a base, but expanded a bit.

All of My Road Power Lined Up for A Photo Op at the LaRue Central's Main Engine Facility, the most used and most popular/most owned locomotive on the LaRue Central is 4-6-2 Pacific's, the route is still Very Much A WIP.The reason for so much Power is the 50+ Moles of Track The LCRR covers, we have all track divided up into sectors, with locomotives assigned to them for a week at a time, if A locomotive breaks down, we always have 4 spares at our main facility (Pictured Below), The 8 Steam locomotives to the left handle our passenger trains while the 8 steamers to the right handle our freight. We have various diesel power for helping stalled/stranded trains/locos, switching, hosteling, hauling freight, etc. We Have a few leased Locomotives as we are in the process of purchasing them such as the N&W J #611 and the Reading T-1 #2102. Hopefully this helps explain a lot about my railroad!


Here are two LaRue 4-6-2's pulling a train up the 2% Grade on Oldham Hill, Crossing the Louisville Trestle. These are both former SP, "San Joaquin Daylight," Pacific's.
 
WARNING LAGE PICS INCOMING
Newly Acquired on the LaRue Central are two former SP GS-4's and they're Auxiliary water tenders. These have both been put on the most Prestigious Passenger train on the LaRue, The Cardinal, But because of the very steep grades (Not Pictured) About 10 Miles into the trip, #4449 and #4448 are always double heading the train. Here are Several pictures from several different spots about a mile into the trip.




We Are now climbing the 3.5% Grade






 
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